This is the only calligraphy by Kim Eung Won aka Soho (1855-1921) we have ever seen offered for sale. His skill was so revered that the prince Daewongun paid Kim Eung Won to paint many of the works for which the prince took credit. Ink on paper. Mount: 73 x 15 inches (185.5 x 38 cm), Calligraphy: 51 x 12 inches (130 x 30 cm).

A Very Rare/Fine Korean Silver Inlaid Square (正四角形 ) Box and Cover: 19th C...

Antique Korean ceramic bottle, glazed with rich white glaze with brown crackle. The cylindrical body tapers dramatically to the thin neck and dramatic rim. The foot is slightly recessed with glazed center and natural bare edges.

Period: 18th century Dimensions: 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 7 1/2" H

A Very Rare Korean Iron Portable Hand-Carrying Lantern(照足燈-조족등)-19th C: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. ***This types of iron portable lanterns(照足燈) are extremely scarce but oiled paper lanterns which never been published in museum, private collections or in auctions as my best knowledge. Made with iron in the shape of lotus hexagonal lower body, and cylindrical iron hand carrying bar with a folding curtain shape floral decoration...

A Rare/Fine Paper Marche 3 Stacking Sewing (Stationery) Boxes: Korea, Choson period, 19th Century, These sewing boxes for Choson period’s women are formed with an all paper marche painted in colorful geometric design and applied cut-paper design was another characteristic Choson period’s decorative technique. It has papers with predominant bright red, yellow, green and purple color...

A 19th Century Korean kitchen jar for the storage of honey or syrup. The jar has a thick brown glaze, that thins at the edges of the cut facets, showing the lighter porcelain body of the jar. The Jar is heavily potted and measures about 4 1/2" high x 5" in diameter. The condition is very good with small chips on the inner rim and firing cracks at the bottom. There is no lid. The asking price includes shipping within the USA.

Korean antique shell inlaid black lacquer ichung nong stacking chest in 3 sections on a footed base. Exquisitely decorated all over with ornate scenes of birds, animals and flowers. The uppermost section has four small drawers across the top. Each of the three sections has a large compartment opened by two door panels. The interior of each section is beautifully lined in paper and has sliding black lacquer panels to hold in it's contents...

A Korean, floral-form, moulded brush from the Goryeo dynasty; C12th. Delicately potted with incised decoration to give the impression of a lotus leaf. Covered over-all with a thin celadon glaze, except for the remnants of three kiln supports to the outer base. A beautiful item for the Scholar's desk. 8cm diameter. Condition; with a well executed Kintsugi repair to the rim. A couple of abrasions to the glaze on the rim.

A Very Rare Korean Silver Bar Hairpin/Enameled Bamboo, Bird, plum -19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The long terminal cast with bamboo leaves, flying cranes and plum flower head with a roundel coral inserted into the plum flower-head on the either side of the bamboo head-end, and enameled in blue, red, green, and yellows, the cylindrical silver bar ends with a point tip...

A Very Fine Korean Blue and White Square Shape Water Dropper-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The rectangular slab-sided water dropper set on four raised feet, decorated in underglaze blue and white with a Han River scene in two bird flying, the sides with stylized floral design in square beneath a clear white glaze. Kiln grit on the base. It’s in good condition with no chips in water spout or corner but has a short hair line cracks on the sides...

13th Century Korean Koryo Dynasty Slip-Inlaid Celadon-Glazed Cup

It is 2.75 inches (7 cm) tall by 2.8 inches (7.2 cm) wide. The box is t is 4.7 inches (12 cm) tall by 4.4 inches (11.3 cm) long and 4.4 inches (11.3 cm) wide. It is 0.5 Lb.

It has skip glazes, grazing chips, crazing, repairs to cracks, and surface wear and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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A Fine and Rare Map-Korean Peninsular: Sea of Corea “대한해협”-18th C.: 1782 Bayly Map of China, Japan, Korea: 18th C. By J. Bayly, Geographer Cartographer: J Bayly, Year/Place: 1782, London, It’s in good condition,framed, it measures 9.75” X 14”. (24cm x 35.5cm) image only This is a rather attractive map of China, Japan (Nipon) and Korea (Corea). Japan is still shown rather miss-shaped, and Korea to a lesser extent. The Great Wall is shown...

Amazingly beautiful antique Japanese textile in a black wooden frame, with a background of ivory-colored cloth with light blue and yellow sewn birds and cloud-like designs within circular patterns. The two Japanese gods Daikoku, god of prosperity and darkness, and Ebisu, god of fishermen and luck, are shown sharing a bowl of sake...

A Very Rare Korean Koguryo (Three King Dome Period-高句麗-BC37-AD668) Temple Roof Tile-5th-6th C.: Korean, Koguryo dynasty, 5th-6th century, with heavy solid metal stand. The circular tile finely molded with a stylized lotus flower deign surrounded by a raised trim...

A Very Fine Blue and White Korean Porcelain Globular Jar-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The globular jar on raised and recessed ring foot and with slightly everted collar, decorated in underglaze blue with two peony sprays below a band of cusped clouds, the neck with parallel lines, beneath a thick, blue-tinged clear white glaze overall, It’s in very fine condition without any repairs or cracks but a very slight discoloration on other side. It measures 5 ¾” h...

A Very Rare/Fine Carved/Pigments Painted Wood Carved Tiger: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century A solid wood deep carved a man riding a tiger painted in red, yellow, blue, white and black pigments on the surfaces, a man wearing a traditional hat, black horse tailed “Gat”, and a tiger with a long tail. It’s in very fine condition without any noticeable damages, or missing apart. Measurements; 10” H x 8” L x 3 1/4” W (25.4cm x 20.3cm x 8.3cm) ***Provenance; Collection of Mrs L...

A Rare and Fine Inlaid Shark skin Red Lacquered Box and Cover; Korea, Choson period, Early 19th Century, This red lacquered and inlaid whole shark skin box and cover made for imperial palace use in general. The deep, rectangular box fitted with a shallow lid, inlaid on the cover in shark skin only on a red lacquer ground with two large blossoms and leafy, scrolling stem, the sides of the box inlaid with identical flower scroll set between line borders, the interior lined in an original silk...

A Two Very Rare/Fine Korean Silver with Bamboo Head Enameled Hairpine-19th C.: Korea, Joseon period, 19th century, with good silvery black patina. They’re very rare enameled silver hairpins for imperial court ladies for court traditional ceremonial events, a long silver bar ended with bamboo stump and leaves painted in polychrome enamels, green and blue. They’re in good condition but a few enamels off, otherwise very good condition with old silvery patina, they measure 12.5” a...